Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hampstead Borough]
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ACCIDENTS IN THE HOME - Comparative figures 1961-1962
Cause of Accident | 1961 | 1962 | 1961 | 1962 |
---|---|---|---|---|
L.C.C.Div.21 | County of London | |||
Fall | ||||
On stairs | 187 | 178 | 1,119 | 998 |
From ladder | 14 | 25 | 111 | 101 |
From chair | 21 | 16 | 174 | 149 |
Outside (i. e. windows balconies, roofs, etc.) | 40 | 41 | 217 | 198 |
In garden | 15 | 14 | 227 | 219 |
In bath | 1 | 3 | 15 | 23 |
From one level to another (i. e. tables , boxes , beds) | 65 | 69 | 412 | 434 |
On same level (i. e. in room over objects) | 144 | 125 | 920 | 751 |
Unspecified | 479 | 555 | 3,261 | 3,692 |
Hit by object | 25 | 30 | 202 | 221 |
Cooking Stove (saucepans , water ,fats ,etc.) | 18 | 18 | 123 | 136 |
Teapot | 2 | 6 | 45 | 53 |
Other boiling water | 23 | 23 | 151 | 179 |
Electric Shock | 6 | 3 | 39 | 22 |
Poisoning (including foreign objects) | 47 | 36 | 338 | 340 |
Gassing | 25 | 41 | 165 | 192 |
Knife-like Wounds (including spikes and cuts from glass) | 49 | 46 | 337 | 326 |
Fires | 21 | 35 | 178 | 185 |
Windows (trapping) | 11 | 5 | 42 | 29 |
Suffocation | 2 | 5 | 18 | 31 |
Not specified | 54 | 39 | 337 | 328 |
TOTAL:- | 1,249 | 1,313 | 8,431 | 8,607 |
Rate per 10,000 population | 25.5 | 26.8 | 26.5 | 27.1 |
*Division 2 - Hampstead, Paddington, St. Marylebone, St. Pancras
and Westminster.